California Music Festivals
California Music Festivals in March
ESCONDIDO: Mariachi Festival March 1, 2020
California Center for the Arts
340 N. Escondido Boulevard
Escondido, CA 92025
$25-up, artcenter.org | mariachi79.org
Headliner is Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
MONTEREY: The Jazz Bash by the Bay March 6-8, 2020. jazzbashmonterey.com Jazz Bash mix of music and dancing are some special features sprinkled throughout the weekend. Line up: Midiri Brothers | Ivory&Gold | Cornet Chop Suey | Bob Draga Quartet w/Wanner, Lawlor, & Eggers | Holland-Coots Jazz Quintet | Yve Evans Trio | Sierra Seven | Sonny Leyland Trio | Le Jazz Hot | Clint Baker’s NOJB w/J. Barnhart | Fast Mama Excitement w/Rocha Holy Crow | Zydeco Flames | Crescent Katz Firehouse 5+2 | JAS’M (Jeff, Anne, Sherry, Matt) | Blue Street | Tom Rigney & Flambeau | Bottel, Cavera, Krahn, Ryan, & Sabin, w/Orenlas | Dancing the Jelly Roll Jeff Barnhart & Hal Smith | Jacob Zimmerman Trio w/Hungerford & Krahn | Bye Bye Blues Boys Band | Eddie Erickson & Friends w/Cavera, Krahn, Ryan, & Tobias | Jerry Krahn Trio w/Hungerford & Maley | The Randy Morris Show | Chris Calabrese & Jason Wanner | Reedley River Rats | Pacific Grove Jazz Band
SIMI VALLEY: ROUND-UP A Rockin Country Music Extravaganza March 7, 2020, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Features Lee Brice, David Nail and Highway Star. Location: Rancho Simi Community Park 1765 Royal Ave. Simi Valley, California $27.25-95 approx. roundupcmf.com
SAN DIEGO: CRSSD Festival March 7-8, 2020
Waterfront Park
San Diego, CA.
$110-up crssdfest.com
Line up: Gesaffelstein |
Rufus du Sol |
2manydjs live | Cassian live | Evan Gila |
Inner City live |
Majid Jordan |
Octave One live |
Okay Kaya |
pluko |
The Rapture |
Red Axes |
Telepopmusik |
The Palms |
Chris Lake |
Nora En Pure |
Patrick Topping | b2b | Brodinski |
Colette |
Computer Data |
DJ Heather |
DJ Holographic |
Etienne de Crecy dj set |
Justin Jay |
Monki |
Myd |
Never Dull |
PAX |
Perseus |
Prospa |
Purple Disco Machine |
Sacha Robotti |
Sohmi |
City Steps |
Carl Cox |
Charlotte de Witte |
Annika Wolfe |
Audion live |
Ben Böhmer live |
Hernan Cattaneo |
b2b |
Nick Warren |
I Hate Models |
Kudeki | Lee K | Mark Knight | Technasia |
Pig&Dan live |
Radio Slave |
TSHA |
Plus Special Guest: Dax J |
TEMECULA: Annual Jazz Festival Big Band and Small Groups March 8,
2020, 2-4 p.m.
Old Town Temecula Community Theater
42051 Main Street
Temecula, CA 92590
$37 approx., temeculaca.gov
Andy Fraga Trio, Yve Evans, Keith Droste, Jonathan Karrant, and Doug McDonald. Father and son team, Colin and Joel Wenhardt are back this year. Festival favorites include Don Rice and David Hitchings, along with a host of Jazz greats.
SEBASTOPOL: Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Festival March 14, 2020, 1-9 p.m. at Analy High School Theater, 6950 Analy Avenue, Sebastopol. Features Kathy Kallick Band and singer songwriter Rita Hosking. Making a first appearance are Phil Salazar and the Kin Folk plus auto harpist extraordinaire, Bryan Bowers. Rounding out the performance will be East Bay Bluegrass band the Town Howlers, Three Acre Holler, KAYZAK will provide music from the Andes. Workshops include Bill Amatneek on bass, Bryan Bowers and Carey Dubbert on autoharp, and KAYZAK conducting a workshop on the music from Bolivia. $35-40, cbaweb.org or socofoso.com
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Altus Festival March 18-21, 2020
$180-up, altusfestival.com
Four venues in South Lake Tahoe and Stateline, NV
The ultimate snow adventure includes music, parties, casinos, clubs and the
snow-covered mountains of Heavenly Ski Resort.
Lineup: DJ Bonobo
| Sugarhill Gang With Grandmaster Melle Mel & Scorpio Of The Furious 5
| Mr.G
| Lee Burridge
| Justin Martin
| Robag Wruhme
| Whomadewho
| Behrouz
| In Alphabetical Order
| Anthony Mansfield
| Ardalan
| Ardy Pardy
| Artwork
| Atish
| Ben Annand
| Bensol
| Bilaliwood
| Bridges
| Carla Rose
| Chuck Tyler
| Clarian
| Cute Jesus
| Derrick Carter
| Ditsy
| Dj Fingaz
| Dj M3
| Dj Three
| Do Not Sit On The Furniture
| Doc Martin
| Doormen On Vacation with Philipp Jung, John Acquaviva, Ronald
Leesker
| Droog
| Edu Imbernon
| Exos
| Flash
| Fluture
| Galen
| Hogni
| Holmar
| Jay Tripwire
| Lee Curtiss
| Lee-Ann Roberts
| Listed
| Living
| Matthias Meyer
| Md
| Mr. C
| Navbox
| Nikita
| Nitin
| No Regular Play
| Pink Mammoth
| Ray Zuniga
| Ricoshei
| Ryan Crosson
| Shaun Reeves
| Silky
| Soul State
| Sunset Sound System
| Tara Brooks
| Tony Y Not
| Visionquest
| Wanderxcheadle
| Xlr8r+